Reduced Mass - Macmillan Learning
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WebThe quantity m is called the reduced mass. Equation RM-6 describes the motion of m 1 relative to m 2; that is, we can consider m 2 to be the center of mass (and the coordinate origin) if we substitute the reduced mass m for m 1. Notice that, if m 1 V m 2 as is the case, for example, for the Earth-Sun system, then m 1 1 m 2 ˜ m 2 and m ˜ m 1 ...
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